Colour
#BBA954
- #BBA954
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BBA954 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 169, 84 and HSL 50°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BBA954#BBA954
HEX#BBA954
RGBrgb(187, 169, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6627, 0.3294
RGB percentages73.3%, 66.3%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(49.5, 43.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 55.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 55.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,580
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA954;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#4456AB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5466BB
Analogous#BB7654, #9ABB54
Triadic#54BBA9, #A954BB
Split complementary#549ABB, #7654BB
Tetradic#54BB76, #5466BB, #BB549A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G169
B84
Red187 (73.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue49.51°
Saturation (HSL)43.1%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G A9 · B 54
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